Virginia Mom Accused of Child Neglect

(Suffolk, Virginia) A 25-year-old local mother-of-two, Lakeisha Danielle Myrick, has been arrested for allegedly leaving her two children home alone.

Myrick faces two counts of abuse and neglect of children and two counts of cruelty to children.

Officers went to the home at Heritage Acres Apartments, located at 1015 Nansemond Parkway, and knocked on the door of the apartment after receiving an anonymous tip that children at the home were regularly left there alone, city spokeswoman Diana Klink said in a press release.

A 3-year-old girl opened the door to police, and officers could see a 2-year-old girl standing unclothed nearby, Klink wrote in the press release.

Officers called out to see if anyone else was there, and no one responded.

When officers entered the apartment, it was “found to be unkempt with bug infestation and food on the floors,” Klink wrote.

Details on booking are unavailable.